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2001 Mastrojani Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy This is a beautiful and pure Brunello that is both clean and old world charming, proving this is one place where you can…
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2005 La Spinetta Barbera D’ Asti Ca Di Pian, Piedmonte, Italy I am a hopeless fan of this producer, I feel they might be the overall best winery in Piedmonte!…
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I’m back from exploring Russia Okay, so the wine sucked, but Russia was awesome and the beer and vodka made up for the disappointment with the wine. I tried an…
Parsonage 2005 Releases
2005 Parsonage Merlot Estate Carmel Valley This is the breakthrough vintage for the Parsonage estate Merlot and maybe the dark horse of the vintage! I was impressed with the dark…
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2005 Alfaro Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Lindsay-Page Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains Wildly ripe on the nose with fresh flowers and boysenberry syrup leading to a refined and creamy palate, with…
Parsonage 2006 Vintage Barrel Tasting Report
Parsonage 2006 Barrel Tasting Early Report July 16, 2007 2006 Parsonage Merlot Estate Carmel Valley Again, the Merlot surprises me, with great depth and length making it a pleasure and…